Visual Literacy and Technology Standards |
Images that have/had an impact:
How many of these can you identify in Heidi Cody's "American Alphabet"
How important is visual literacy?
The enGauge Report on 21st Century Skills (http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/vislit.htm) cites visual literacy as one of the key skills for the future:
"Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, use, appreciate, and create images and video using both conventional and 21st century media in ways that advance thinking,decision making, communication, and learning.
Students who are visually literate:
* Have working knowledge of visuals produced or displayed through electronic media
* Understand basic elements of visual design, technique, and media.
* Are aware of emotional, psychological, physiological, and cognitive influences in perceptions of visuals.
* Comprehend representational, explanatory, abstract, and symbolic images.
* Apply knowledge of visuals in electronic media
* Are informed viewers, critics, and consumers of visual information.
* Are knowledgeable designers, composers, and producers of visual information.
* Are effective visual communicators.
* Are expressive, innovative visual thinkers and successful problem solvers."
There are a number of ways to teach with visuals. Annette Lamb provides several examples of "Digital Visuals" and activities at http://eduscapes.com/sessions/digital/index.htm
As educators, how can we be sure our students become visually literate?
The National Archives website provides reproducible worksheets to assist teachers and students in evaluating and analyzing written documents, photographs, cartoons, posters, maps, artifacts, motion pictures and sound recordings. Download copies of the worksheets at: http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/
These pdf forms have been created as "typeable forms" so that students can type into them and print out their reflections!
Refreshed Standards from ISTE
“What students should know and be able to do to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world …”
http://www.iste.org/inhouse/nets/cnets/students/pdf/NETS_for_Students_2007.pdf
Tools for Creating, Editing and Sharing Your Digital Masterpieces! |
Creative projects for your students
Digital Imaging in Education -- Dr. David Thornburg
http://www.tcpd.org/Thornburg/Handouts/Digital%20Imaging%20handout.pdf
Dr. Arnie Abrams Handouts
http://www.arnieabrams.net/handouts.htm
Every Picture Tells a Story, Using Digital Photographs as Tools -- from Ellen Wiley
http://teach.valdosta.edu/ewiley/Every_Picture_Tells_a_Story/index.htm
Keep it Simple: 101 Digital Photo Activities for K-5 -- Melanie Holbrook
http://www.rockdale.k12.ga.us/personal/mholbrook/dig_photos/
Sample Lesson: Mother Nature Pattern Maker
http://cnets.iste.org/Teachers/pf/pf_mother_nature.html
Adobe Digital Kids Club
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/index.html
From Annette Lamb, High Tech Learning
Digital Photo Safaris: Authentic Learning Across the Curriculum -- LOTS of ideas and sample files!
http://eduscapes.com/hightech/tools/photographs/
Editing Your Masterpieces
Dove Evolution. Example of digital manipulation.
O.J. Simpson photo manipulation example
Photo tampering throughout history examples
Adobe Photoshop Elements tools "Transform/Liquify"
Picnik.com is a great free tool for basic editing of images within Flickr (now integrated) or from your computer. Add frames, text, speech bubbles, and fun shapes and stamps. A pro account ($24.95 yr.) provides more editing options.
Pixenate.com provides basic editing online:
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Phixr.com provides many Photoshop-like filters such as the swirl and embossed frame option:
... no sign up required.
Splashup.com also provides a few filters (posterize, emboss), PLUS layers!
Sharon Sossin's "Digital Cameras + Computer = Creative Works of Art " website (templates, ideas and samples):
http://www6.district125.k12.il.us/~ssossin
Online Creative Fun with Images
Flickr -- http://www.flickr.com
Owned by Yahoo, Flickr is a tremendous resource for images. Many Flickr users have chosen to "share" their work with a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through photos under each type of license.
http://flickr.com/creativecommons/
FdFlickr Toys -- http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/
check out Motivator, movie poster, trading cards, billboards and more!
Put yourself on the cover of 18 different magazines - http://www.magmypic.com/
Express yourself in many ways at ImageChef.com - http://imagechef.com
Custom Street Signs- http://streetsigngenerator.com
Create photobooks from your Flickr photos - http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/
My del.icio.us bookmarks for more Flickr-related websites:
http://del.icio.us/cchausis/flickr
Recommended Reading:
Teaching With Digital Images: Acquire, Analyze, Create, Communicate
by Glen L. Bull and Lynn Bell
ISBN 1-56484-219-3
$37.95 on Amazon or from ISTE (member price: $34.15)
Download a pdf excerpt from the ISTE Bookstore.
Award-Winning Digital Photography Projects for the Classroom
by Dr. Arnie Abrams
$32.00 (book with CD) from http://www.arnieabrams.net/store/
From NCTE: Lesson Plans for Creating Media-Rich Classrooms
by Mary Christel and Scott Sullivan
$34.53 at Amazon
Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs
by Cyma Rubin and Eric Newton
$19.80 on Amazon